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How to Make an Old Fashioned Cocktail (That Doesn’t Suck)

February 4, 2020 by Sean 3 Comments

How to Make an Old Fashioned Cocktail

I have a love/hate relationship with the old fashioned cocktail. On the one hand, it’s my favorite classic cocktail out there. It’s just the right mix of boozy whisky and sweetness, that lets you know you’re drinking a real cocktail, without the flamboyance of a pretty umbrella (although those have their time and place). But […]

Deadshot PDX: The Most Unique Cocktails in Portland

February 2, 2020 by Sean Leave a Comment

Casper's Ghost cocktail at Deadshot PDX

Despite traveling all over the world to taste and write about cocktails, up until now I haven’t written much about the cocktail scene in my hometown: Portland, Oregon. Portland has a fantastic food and beverage scene, and I feel lucky to never want for choice when it comes to snagging an expertly prepared drink. But […]

Cafe Dante NYC: Is it REALLY the World’s Best Bar?

January 29, 2020 by Sean 1 Comment

Cafe Dante NYC Drinks

Cafe Dante in NYC has been around for 104 years. It’s been on my radar for about 4. But after over a century of serving drinks to locals in Greenwich Village, it was officially crowned the best bar in the world by World’s 50 Best. And not only that? It was also crowned best bar in the world […]

69 Colbrooke Row Review: A Classic that Lost Its Luster

November 4, 2019 by Sean Leave a Comment

69 Colbrooke Row London

On our last trip to London I was excited to visit The Bar With No Name, which is located at 69 Colbrooke Row. As one of the longer standing cocktail bars in London and one with so much history and recognition, I was excited to experience it for myself. It would be just the 2nd […]

SG Club Tokyo: A Cocktail Bar With Something for Everyone

October 31, 2019 by Sean Leave a Comment

SG Club Tokyo - Guzzle

Every once in awhile you hear about a new place opening up that you know you have to visit. The SG Club in Tokyo was one of those for me. About a year prior to visiting, Tate and I visited SpeakLow in Shanghai, bartender Shingo Gokan’s first cocktail bar – and one of my all time favorite […]

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At Slightly Pretentious we're on a quest to visit the top 100 bars in the world, and here we share stories from those travels while also helping you create killer cocktails at home.

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